31 sales and after-sales staff from the Renault Retail Group were presented with awards and gifts for each completing over 25 years’ service at a special ceremony to recognise their combined 1,006 years of service.
Held at Renault Cannock earlier this month the celebratory night saw each member of staff presented with a special commemorative award and the gift of a silver cutlery set by Barry Jones, Managing Director, Renault Retail Group.The longest-serving member of Renault Retail Group to collect an award was Philip Jackson, who has worked at Renault Manchester for 41 years. Straight after leaving school, he started at the dealership on 11th August, 1975.
Barry Jones, Managing Director, Renault Retail Group, said: “Renault Retail Group is immensely proud to have such dedicated staff and we felt that these individuals who have spent, in many cases, their whole career with us deserve to be recognised. We are rare in having so many people across our business who have completed over 25 years of service and we will be celebrating every long service achievement in a similar way in the future.”
Nick Tame, Sales Director, Groupe Renault UK, said: “We are very proud to have such loyal and committed people representing our brands. With their expertise and knowledge perfectly complementing our award-winning vehicles, these people help to ensure that customers enjoy a first-class experience from RRG in every aspect of their Renault or Dacia experience.”
David Lewis, a Parts Advisor at Renault Manchester, received an award after completing 39 years of service at the dealership. Together with Philip Jackson, he was one of eight staff from Renault Manchester to be presented with a long service award.
David Lewis said: “It’s very nice for us to have our service recognised and it is Renault Retail Group’s respect for its team that has played a part in my decision to stay in the job for so long. Even though we’re immensely busy, our department having over 1,200 trade customers alone, and there’s been a massive amount of change over the years, I still enjoy the role and I’ve never actually considered leaving. I have some great colleagues and the atmosphere is fantastic.”
